Conclusions on Property

Even before 1066 the Manor of Princes Risborough had belonged to the monarch,- "The Lord of the Manor". The area included Longwick to the west, Princes Risborough town and the upper hamlets of Loosley Row, Lacey Green and Speen to the east. It consisted of much scrubland with scattered trees. Over time parcels of land were let, sometimes the leases given as a reward for gallantry. Gradually areas were cleared and by the mid seventeenth century farms existed, their houses, although small at first, became established and stood the test of time, though later usually much enlarged. The scrubland disappeared leaving cleared land and parish woodland.

King Charles II, greatly in debt, sold it to the City of London. From then on The Manor with all its cottages and land changed hands simply to the highest bidder.

Early 1800's. There must have been heavy taxes or calls on the big estates throughout the Napoleonic Wars and wealthy landowners were on verge of going bankrupt, the Lord of the Manor of Princes Risborough among them.